Conjugate regular -ir verbs (+ avoir) in the compound past in French (Le Passé Composé)

Written by Qualified French Expert Aurélie Drouard HKH, Licence d'anglais LLCE

Last updated: 2022-09-29

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Learn how to conjugate regular -IR verbs in Le Passé Composé.

Conjugation of FINIR(to finish) in Le Passé Composé (Indicatif) in French

	REGULAR -IR VERB FINIR to finish
j'	ai fini I finished
tu	as fini you finished
il / elle / on	a fini he / she / one finished
nous	avons fini we finished
vous	avez fini you finished
ils/elles	ont fini they finished

Regular -IR verbs are easy to conjugate in Le Passé Composé :

avoir in Le Présent + past participle

To form the past participle of regular -ir verbs, simply replace the -ir ending of the infinitive form with -i:

finir (to finish) -> fini  (finished)
choisir (to choose) -> choisi  (chosen)
remplir (to fill in) -> rempli  (filled in)
dormir (to sleep) -> dormi  (slept)
servir (to serve) -> servi  (served)
etc

ATTENTION:

Note that with avoir as an auxiliary, past participles never agree with the subject of the verb:

Il a choisi l'écharpe bleue.He chose the blue scarf.

Elle a choisi l'écharpe bleue.She chose the blue scarf.

Here are more examples to listen to:

J'ai choisi la robe bleue.I chose the blue dress.

Tu as minci depuis l'année dernière.You lost weight since last year.

Il a fini ses devoirs.He finished his homework.

Nous avons nourri nos chiens.We fed our dogs.

Vous avez puni votre fils.You grounded your son.

Ils ont réussi à la convaincre.They managed to convince her.

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